I was an old man by the time I took that walk to the Public Library in San Francisco, because the years between birth and twenty are the years in whi… - William Saroyan

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I was an old man by the time I took that walk to the Public Library in San Francisco, because the years between birth and twenty are the years in which the soul travels farthest and swiftest.

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About William Saroyan

William Saroyan (31 August 1908 – 18 May 1981) was an Armenian American author, famous for his novel The Human Comedy (1943) and other works dealing with the comedies and tragedies of everyday existence.

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